BLUFFTON, Ohio - With the fall season rapidly winding down, the 2014-15 men’s basketball team has moved into high gear as they look forward to the home opener on Saturday, Nov. 15, against Kalamazoo College. It will be an exciting day on the campus of Bluffton University as the first act of the double feature is a 1:30 p.m. Senior Day football battle between the Beavers and rival Defiance College in a sure to be packed Salzman Stadium.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University volleyball will take on Hanover College at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, in the Heartland Conference tournament semifinals. The match will take place at Defiance College in the Karl Weaner Center following the 2 p.m. semifinal match that pits No. 5 seed Franklin against No. 1 seed and tournament host Defiance.
Through song and speech, singer and teacher Anthony Brown tells the story of Paul Robeson, the 20th-century African-American artist and social activist.
The Bluffton University Nutrition Association’s annual spaghetti dinner to benefit the Lima-based Churches United Food Pantry (C.U.P.) will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St., Bluffton.
Nonperishable food items will be accepted, as will cash and checks made payable to C.U.P. In addition to spaghetti, the menu for the dinner includes bread, salad, dessert and refreshments.
An award-winning poet will be the guest speaker for Bluffton University’s annual English Festival, which has been moved to the fall this academic year.
In the English Festival Forum, at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in Founders Hall, Martín Espada will offer counsel on the discovery of poetry, the poet’s life and the role of the poet as a citizen in a democracy. His talk, titled “The Republic of Poetry,” is free and open to the public.
